Cabinet



Patented Nov. 13, 1923.

FRANK VJ. MAZSICK, OF NORTH MILWAUKEE, XVISCONSIN.

CABINET.

Application filed April `16, 1923. Serial No. 632,341.

To all whom c' may concern.'

Be it known that I, F RANK W. Mansion, a citizen of the United States, and resident of North Milwaukee, in the county of Mil-- waukee and State of iVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to cabinets.

Objects of this invention are to provide a cabinet in which a shelf is provided, and is adapted to occupy a position either upon the inner side of the cabinet or upon the outer side thereof, and to provide suoli a shelf associated with a hingedly mounted door and adapted to occupy either a position upon the inner side of saidl door, or position upon the outer side thereof and at substantially right angles thereto.

Further objects are to provide a cabinet which is so constructed that the general ornamental appearance of the cabinet is not marred by the auxiliary shelf construction, to provide a cabinet in which articles may be removed therefrom and the door closed and. may be rested upon the outwardly projecting shelf while the door is closed, and to provide a cabinet so constructed that the parts may be folded into inactive position and the door closed to thereby presentsubstantially the conventional parts of the cabinet.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary view of the lower portion of a cabinet with the shelf in its extended position.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, showing in full lines the position of the shelf when extended, and in dotted lines an intermediate position of the she-lf, and a folded position thereof.

Figure 4 is a detail of one of the fittings employed in supporting the shelf.

The cabinet may comprise the usual body portion which includes a compartment or cas-ing 1 and preferably a facing strip 2 associated therewith, as shown in '-the drawing. The inner portion of the body of the cabinet is preferably provided with adjustable shelves 3 of any desired type.

The cabinet includes a door -4 which in the usual form is provided with a mirror 5 and 1s hinged to the body of the cab inet along a vertical edge, one of the hinges being shown at '6 in the drawings.

The lower portion of the door has two notches cut inwardly from its lower edge within which fittings are mounted, such fittings being provided with rearwardly It is eonf" an inwardly and downwardly directed portion 14, the bottom portion 12 being. provided with a slot, as sho-wn in Figures .2, 3, and 4, which communicates with the .slots 9 and 13. These plat-es 8 and l1 are adapted to be slightly inset within the bottom portion of the door and to grip a portion of the door between them. They are vsecured in position by means of screws 15 countersunk within the plate l1 and threaded through plate 8, as shown in Figure 3,

thereby firmly securing the fittings in position. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, two ofthese fittings are preferably provided, and each carries a pintle pin 16 between the ears 7. Y

The shelf 17 has rigidly attached thereto a pair of members 18 which extend rearwardly therefrom and are provided with rounded or rod-like portions 19 terminating in hubs 2O revolubly and slidably mounted upon the pintle pins 16.

From the construction thus far outlined, it is apparent that the shelf may occupy either a position upon the inner side of the cabinet and may extend vertically, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3, or when the door is open, may be rocked downwardly and outwardly, the rod-like portions 19 passing through the slots 9 and 13 and again upwardly through said slots as the shelf is rocked into a posit-ion externally of the door. Then in this position the shelf is slightly elevated, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, and is slid bodily sidewise so as to pass the rod portions 19 into the portions 10 and 14 of the fittings. VThe shelf is then lowered into the full line position shown in Figure 3 and is firmly held in this position by cooperation of therod portions 19 and the depressed portions 14 of the slots in the forward plates.y The door may now be Closed and the shelf will be held in its outwardly projecting and extending position and is ready to support articles thereon.

lVlien the shelf is in its inward position. it may be conveniently retained in its vertical or stored position by means of a spring clip 21 carried by the inner face of the door, as shown in Figure 3.

The invention is shown in its preferred form, but it is obvious that the cutout portions may be formed in the body part of the cabinet rather than in the door to permit the passage of the shelf supporting means from its inner to its outer position.

This type of cabinet will be found very useful. It frequently happens, for instance, that in shaving, when it is attempt-ed to use the usual cabinet. that the shaving articles have to be removed therefrom and thereafter the door must be closed in order to allow the mirrorto be used. There is then no place to deposit the shaving' articles. However. with the type of cabinet forming the subject matter of this invention, a readily positioned shelf is provided and these articles may be deposited upon such shelf while' in no way interferingr with the free use of the mirror, and as will be appreciated, of course, this is vonly one of the many uses to which this cabinet may be put.

Although one specific form of the invention has been described in considerable detail, it is to be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

l. A cabinet including'a door hinged to the body portion of the cabinet adjacent one edge, a shelf, and means rigid'with said she-lf and projecting there-from and hinged to said door adjacent its bottom edge, whereby said shelf is adapted to stand vertically upon the inner side of'said door or to project from the outer side of said door at'sub` stantially right angles thereto.

2. The combination of a cabinet including a body portion and a door hingedly mounted thereon adjacent a vertical edge, a shelf adapted to occupy Vai vertical position upon the inner side of said door or to project outwardly therefrom at right angles, fittings secured to the lower portion of saidv door and carrying pintle pins, Vand means rigidly attached to said shelf and slidably and reif'olubly mounted upon said pintle pin, said fittings having; slots provided with vertical and transverse portions through which said 1igidly attached means may be passed.

3. The combination of a cabinet including a body portion and a door hingedly joined thereto along a vertical edge, of a shelf hinged to said door adjacent the bottoni thereof and adapted to be positioned'vertically and upon the inner side of said door, or to extend outwardly therefrom at right angles, said door having' cut-outs adapted to admit swinging motion of said shelf from its inner to its outer positions,and means for retaining said shelf in its vertical inner position.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at North Milwaukee,` in the county of Milwaukee and State of Vilisconsin.

FRANK w. Mezsicir. 

